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A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts) Sun Dec 11, 2011, 08:29 PM Dec 2011

FOX, Lies & the Wrong Videotape: What’s NOT happening in Moscow

http://rt.com/news/fox-moscow-fake-riots-281/

"With so much going on in the world today, one can see how easy it would be to get confused. Are those pictures of the war in Iraq or Afghanistan? Poverty in Somalia or Congo? And what’s a news program to do if there aren’t any good pictures?

So producers all over the world search, and talk to their own crews or news agencies who provide feeds for everyone, and find the best shots to grace their air time.

Or – in some cases – ANY shots that look more or less similar to the covered topic. Case in point: protests in Russia and the ever-blundering FOX News...."

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FOX, Lies & the Wrong Videotape: What’s NOT happening in Moscow (Original Post) A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2011 OP

Kick and Rec nt Stuart G Dec 2011 #1

RT using Fox News lies and Athens protests' to distract from what is going on in Russia. joshcryer Dec 2011 #2

Propaganda vs. Propaganda. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2011 #3

What do you expect? It's Fox "News." sakabatou Dec 2011 #4

Classic FOX. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #5

That's hilarious. polly7 Dec 2011 #6

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

1. Kick and Rec nt

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 08:43 PM

Dec 2011

joshcryer

(62,536 posts)

2. RT using Fox News lies and Athens protests' to distract from what is going on in Russia.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 08:51 PM

Dec 2011

Unsurprising. Whatever works as a useful distraction.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

3. Propaganda vs. Propaganda.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:13 PM

Dec 2011

sakabatou

(46,341 posts)

4. What do you expect? It's Fox "News."

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:21 PM

Dec 2011

FarLeftFist

(6,161 posts)

5. Classic FOX.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:21 PM

Dec 2011

polly7

(20,582 posts)

6. That's hilarious.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:24 PM

Dec 2011

They don't even care anymore how stupid they look.

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